Shelf-reacher



l JULIUS mpmm or nnrnenron'r, CONNECTICUT.

' To all whom it may camera:

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Be'it known that I, JULIUS Pnnnnsnn, a citizen of'the United States, residingat Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, hav e'invented certain new and useful Improvements .-in Shelf- Reachers; and'I do hereby declare'the following to be a full,.clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which appertain's to make and use the same, i

My invention relatesto an improvement in shelf reachers, and it consists" in certain details of construction tobe more fully set forth in the following specification.

Referring to the accompanying drawings wherein the same figures and letters of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views: V

Figure 1 represents a side elevation of the device in its normal inoperative position;

Fig. 2 is a broken. view of the pole and ac tua ting rod, showing the position of the handles when the device is being operated;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged broken view of the upper end of pole and actuating rod showing the jaws closed;

Fig. 4 IS an enlarged view similar to Fig. 3, except that the aws are in their normal. open position;

' Fig. 5 is an enlarged reverse view of gripping mechanism in open position, broken view of the pole and jaws; I

Fig. 6 is an enlarged cross sectional view of the pole and end view of one of'the operating handles; and

Fig. 7 is an enlarged broken sectional view the and of one of the handles, and broken view of the actuating rod and pole. I

The device comprises the pole or other like support 1, which may be of any length required, having the extension 2 secured in its upper end, and terminating in the supporting hook portion 3. 4 are aws whose shanks 56, links 7 8, and rivets 910 and 11, form part of a toggle-arm.

The one piece actuating rod 12 is joined by its upper curved end 12 to the links 7--8 to complete the toggle arm joint. 13, Fig. 5, is a slot in the extension 2 to provide the necessary vertical movement for the end 12. The spring 14, located between the toggle arm and the cellar If; enth p aserves the 'dle 17. f

to be within easy reach 1919. Serial no. zservo, L

7 Specification of Letters Patent: 7 Patntd Aug. 2 4, 1920. i

handle 16, and the hook 22 passing through a similar opening-slot shown-4n the hank j 3 r the 1101s 23 of'thesupport 2 maybe used in'suspending the device when not in use; V i

"Paids"2 1,of ileathenor rubberfinay be slipped over the ends of the jaws 4 and secured thereto by the bands 25.

When using the device to remove an article from an upper shelf, the lower handle 17 is first depressed, Fig. 2, to bring the jaws in contact with the article, Fig. 3. In case a heavy article is to be removed and the grip The hook of the lower handle is not sufficient for the purpose, the operators free hand can grasp the upper closed handle to increase the grip. As the device is being lowered with the article, the hand, gripping the handle 17, is shifted to the upper handle 16 so that the operator has a firm grip on the article during its descent. Any number of these handles, and all pivoted to one rod, may be employed at suitable distances above the lower handle of the operators hands when operating thedevice. A pole thus equipped with gripping handles at suitable spaced intervals, is available as a carrier for any height within the lengthof the pole. In other words, the number and location of the handles will enable the operator to shorten or lengthen the reach of the pole to reach and remove articles more readily than if one handle was used and that located at the lower end of the pole.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a deviceof the character described, a support, a slotted member extending upwardly from an end of the support, a 1'0 extending lengthwise of the support and having its upper end curved and extending through the slot of said member, a pair of jaws pivoted to the member, and links pivt o the j and pivoted to said curre upper end. H19 r ds ward'l 2. In a device of the character described, a pp t, a lo ted m b r tending upfrom an end of the support, ,a' rod exten ing lengthwise of the support and having its upper end curved and extending through the slot ofsaid member, =a pairo f jaws pivoted to the member, links pivoted to the aws and pivoted tosaid curved upper end of the rod, and a coil spring surrounding the rod and hearing at one end against the curved end of the rod and secured ataitspp- ,posite end to the support.

1 in ion w t in sup It, a lotted member extending upward y from the support ,and having its upper end free and curved outwardly so as vto provide al hook V for allowing the supportito be suspended,

jaws pivoted to the member, links pivoted to the aws, and a rod on the support having a connection with the link Operating in vthe slot of said member.

4. In combination with a support, a pair of jaws pivoted thereto, a rodonthe support connected to the jaw f r op ra ng ame, said rod having a plurality of laterally extending reverse bends at spaced points, and

a plurality othandles pivoted ,to the support said rod having a and having parts pivotally connected to the v respective bends for independently moving the jaws tooperative position. I i

5. In combination with a support,"a pair of jaws pivoted thereto, a rod on the support eonnected to the jaw-s for operating same,

plurality of laterally extending parts at spaced points, and a plurality of handles pivoted to the support and having portions pivoted to said respective lateral parts for independently moving the 1 minus PE ERSEN DISCLAIMER 1,350,331.-Julius Pedersen, Bridgeport, Ocnn. SHELF-REACHER. Patent dated August 24, 1920. Disclaimer filed May 2, 1934, by the patentee.

Hereby enters this disclaimer to that part of the claim in said specification which is in the following words, to wit:

1. In a device of the character described, a support, a slotted member extending upwardly from an end of the support, a rod extending lengthwise of the support and upper end curved and extending through the slot of said member, a pair of jaws pivoted to the member, and links pivoted to the jaws and pivoted to said curved upper end of the rod. 

